jun 19, 1726 - GULLIVER'S TRAVELS

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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS IS A NOVEL DIVIDED INTO 4 BOOKS, IN EACH OF THEM GULLIVER FACES DIFFERENT POPULATIONS (LILLIPUTIANS, SPEAKING HORSES ETC.) THAR ARE THE PROTOTYPES OF ALL HUMANS' DEFECTS OR POSITIVE FEATURES THAT THE SOCIETY IS DESTROYING. THAT'S THE MASTERPIECE OF A WRITER WHO'S TRYING TO FREE SOCIETY OF ITS TABOOS AND FOLLIES. THE STORY IS MADE MORE INTERESTING BY THE USE OF FIRST-PERSON NARRATOR THAT ALLOWS THE READER TO FELL LIKE GULLIVER IN HIS ADVENTURES. THIS KIND OF NARRATION GIVES A SENSE OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE STORY STRESSED BY THE FACT THAT THE EVENTS ARE DESCRIBED BY SOMEONE'S POIT OF VIEW, SO NO IN AN OBJECTIVE WAY.

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